Historical Events in April 1978

Apr 1 "The Bob Newhart Show" last airs on NBC-TV

Apr 3 50th Academy Awards: "Annie Hall", Richard Dreyfuss & Diane Keaton win

Apr 7 US President Jimmy Carter defers production of neutron bomb

Apr 7 US Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976

Apr 9 42nd Masters Golf Tournament: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277

Apr 9 In separate NBA games Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points (33 in 1 quarter)

Apr 12 13th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle win

Apr 13 Jackson slugs a 3-run HR in the 1st inning, & the field is showered
Apr 13 NY Yanks defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day
Apr 14 David Hare's "Plenty" premieres in London
Apr 14 Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia
Apr 14 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM
Apr 14 Thousands of Georgians demonstrate in the captial Tbilisi against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language
Apr 15 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy

Apr 15 Great Britain performs nuclear test
Apr 16 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA NYC after 21 performances
Apr 16 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
Apr 16 St Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0
Apr 16 NBC's premiere of miniseries "Holocaust"
Apr 17 63,500,000 shares traded on NY stock exchange (record)
Apr 17 82nd Boston Marathon: Bill Rodgers of United States 1st man in 2:10:13 and Gayle Barron of United States 1st woman in 2:44:52
Apr 17 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sagan for "Dragons of Eden"
Apr 18 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999
Apr 19 Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel
Apr 22 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony
Apr 22 23rd Eurovision Song Contest: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta for Israel wins singing "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" in Paris
Apr 23 Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic
Apr 23 Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd
Apr 23 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

Apr 24 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game

Apr 25 Phillie Phanatic makes 1st appearance
Apr 25 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more
Apr 25 ABC premiere of crime drama "Vega$"
Apr 26 France sends troops to Chad
Apr 26 NASA launches space vehicle S-201
Apr 27 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 4-3 in 11
Apr 27 Cooling tower collaspes at a coal-fired power plant at Willow Island, West Virginia, kills 51
Apr 27 Afghanistan revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup
Apr 30 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace NYC after 101 performances
Apr 30 Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic